Log, kept by Hartson H. Bodfish, relating to a whaling voyage to the Arctic Ocean and Chukchi Sea; 1888 Feb. 11-1888 Nov. 5; Includes descriptions of types of whales (bowhead, finback, right), and seals seen or taken, accidents at sea, indigenous people, rescues, and shipwrecks. Other places represented include Port Clarence, Point Hope, Cape Smyth, Point Barrow, Harrison Bay, and Camden Bay; Repository also has microfilm of Logbook (Reel 912); Logbook also contains log (ODHS
In the collection of the
New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library
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